Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
second quarter of the 5th century BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Accession Number
2011.604.1.72
Art Historical Context
Step into the lively world of Classical Athens with these terracotta fragments from a kylix, a shallow drinking cup crafted by the Curtius Painter in the second of the 5th BCE. Hailing from Attic Greece, this vessel belongs to the golden age of red-figure pottery, where artists painted figures in the natural red clay against a glossy black background, leaving details incised or added in white and purple for vivid effect. Though surviving only in pieces, these shards preserve the masterful hand of the Curtius Painter, named after a vase in Berlin, known for his dynamic scenes of myth and daily ...